Charlie Chaplin vs. America: when art, sex, and politics collided

"The story of Charlie Chaplin's years of self-imposed exile from the United States, when he had become a pariah during the 1950s Red Scare. While living abroad he made his last, and by general agreement, worst films, only to return home years later to a triumphant reception"--

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1. Verfasser: Eyman, Scott 1951- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Simon & Schuster 2023
Ausgabe:First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
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Zusammenfassung:"The story of Charlie Chaplin's years of self-imposed exile from the United States, when he had become a pariah during the 1950s Red Scare. While living abroad he made his last, and by general agreement, worst films, only to return home years later to a triumphant reception"--
In the aftermath of World War Two, Charlie Chaplin was criticized for being politically liberal and internationalist in outlook. He had never become a US citizen, something that would be held against him as xenophobia set in when the postwar Red Scare took hold. Politics aside, Chaplin had another problem: his sexual interest in young women. He had been married three times and had had numerous affairs. In the 1940s he was the subject of a paternity suit, which he lost, despite blood tests that proved he was not the father. His sexuality became a convenient way for those who opposed his politics to condemn him. Refused permission to return to the US from a trip abroad, he settled in Switzerland, and made his last two films in London. Eyman explores the life and times of the movie genius-- and of an America consumed by political turmoil. -- adapted from jacket
Beschreibung:416 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9781982176358
1982176350
9781982176365
1982176369

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